Awards
City Limits Honored for Coverage of the NYC Bus System
Jarrett Murphy |
Our 2018 ‘Can Buses Be Better?’ focused attention on the surface transit that rolled in the shadows of the subway crisis.
AAR
In Win for Disabled Commuters, City Will Allow Access-a-Ride Vans to Use Bus Lanes
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Starting May 30, wheelchair-accessible AAR vans with four or more passengers will able to utilize dedicated bus lanes, an effort to speed up trips on the oft-criticized service.
buses
State of the City’s Transit: Mayor Pledges New Ferry Routes and Faster Buses
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The mayor vowed to undertake efforts to speed up buses by 25 percent, or an average speed of 9.25 miles an hour, by the end of 2020.
buses
Dollar Van Drivers: City Should Let Us Help During L-pocalypse
Sokhna Fall, Sandra Gonzalez DeJesus and Jeanmarie Evelly |
‘We are a licensed commuter van service and you’re trying to tell us you’re going to shut us out of the city?’ one driver complains. ‘They’re leaving the room for Uber, Lyft, Ford Chariot.’
Mayor’s Senior-Friendly Initiatives Undercut by Poor Bus Service, New Report Says
Jeanmarie Evelly |
A new book released by the transit advocacy group Riders Alliance on Thursday details the experiences of Bronx seniors as they traverse the bus system.
Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: Is 2019 the Year NYC Fixes its Transit Mess?
Jarrett Murphy |
A decade after it died without a vote in Albany, congestion pricing is likely to become reality in New York City in 2019. It will be both a milestone and a first step.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: Mayor de Blasio Should Make 2019 the Year of the Bus Rider
Danny Pearlstein |
De Blasio, who has championed housing rights, public education, and access to services for New Yorkers of any immigration status, now needs to tackle the inequity of two million daily bus riders crawling through snarled traffic.
Election Watch 2018
We’ve Got Issues: Transit and New York’s Race for Governor
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Andrew Cuomo has focused a lot of money and attention on infrastructure. Whether the city’s transit system has received sufficient love from the gov is a matter of much dispute.
Health and Environment
Transit Advocates Push Mayor on Bus Reforms
Greis Torres, Nuha Dolby, Sokhna Fall, Jasper Krause, Yasmine Chokrane, Darius Jankauskas, Fariha Fawziah, Janiya Taylor and Jeanmarie Evelly |
The subways are the MTA’s concern. But MTA buses roll on city streets, and transit groups say Mayor de Blasio could be doing more to clear the way.
access
City Buses Are Wheelchair-Accessible, But Disabled Riders Still Face Obstacles
Jeanmarie Evelly |
These include operators untrained in using their wheelchair equipment, or a lack of enforcement against cars blocking bus stops, which prevent drivers from being able pull up to the curb so disabled riders can board and exit safely.
